Yemen Arab Republic 1967 King Tutankhamun Air Mail Postage Stamps
Philately / Postage Stamps

Yemen Arab Republic 1967 King Tutankhamun Air Mail Postage Stamps

This is a collection of four vintage postage stamps mounted in a philatelic album. Three of the stamps are a coordinated set from the Yemen Arab Republic issued specifically for the 'Toutankhamon and His Era Exhibition Paris 1967'. These vertically oriented air mail stamps feature high-quality photographic reproductions of King Tutankhamun's artifacts, including the gold funerary mask, a black resinous statue holding a staff, and a bust of the boy king. The stamps utilize a sophisticated color palette of gold, deep red, turquoise, and black, framed by a grey border with bi-lingual text in Arabic and English. Each stamp displays a circular 'Cancelled-to-Order' (CTO) postmark, commonly used for collector sets in the mid-20th century. The stamps show perforated edges in good condition with no visible tearing, though some minor aging of the paper (toning) is present. Above these sits a single stamp from the Ajman State featuring a German Shepherd dog, part of a separate topical series. All items are housed behind clear plastic protective strips on a black album page, suggesting they have been preserved as part of a formal collection. The printing quality is sharp, indicative of photogravure or offset lithography common for commemorative issues of this period.

Estimated Value

$5.00 - $10.00

Basic Information

Category

Philately / Postage Stamps

Appraised On

March 12, 2026

Estimated Value

$5.00 - $10.00

Item Description

This is a collection of four vintage postage stamps mounted in a philatelic album. Three of the stamps are a coordinated set from the Yemen Arab Republic issued specifically for the 'Toutankhamon and His Era Exhibition Paris 1967'. These vertically oriented air mail stamps feature high-quality photographic reproductions of King Tutankhamun's artifacts, including the gold funerary mask, a black resinous statue holding a staff, and a bust of the boy king. The stamps utilize a sophisticated color palette of gold, deep red, turquoise, and black, framed by a grey border with bi-lingual text in Arabic and English. Each stamp displays a circular 'Cancelled-to-Order' (CTO) postmark, commonly used for collector sets in the mid-20th century. The stamps show perforated edges in good condition with no visible tearing, though some minor aging of the paper (toning) is present. Above these sits a single stamp from the Ajman State featuring a German Shepherd dog, part of a separate topical series. All items are housed behind clear plastic protective strips on a black album page, suggesting they have been preserved as part of a formal collection. The printing quality is sharp, indicative of photogravure or offset lithography common for commemorative issues of this period.

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